Director, Europe Sustainable Infrastructure, Energy

The Director is responsible for the Bank’s activities in the energy sector across Central Europe, the Baltic States, South-eastern Europe including the Balkans, Ukraine, Czechia and Greece. The role includes leading a team for origination, structuring, execution, implementation and monitoring of transactions, policy dialogue, and strategic leadership in coordination with regional teams and senior management.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for team delivery and fulfillment of annual scorecard objectives supporting the Business Group and Bank’s business plan.
• Supervise team budget and non-staff resources ensuring efficient utilization and compliance with Bank rules and procedures.
• Propose strategic direction and operational goals for the Bank in the energy sector in Europe to the Managing Director.
• Originate, structure, execute, implement and monitor investment projects ensuring quality and alignment with EBRD’s transition mandate.
• Oversee market analysis and product development in the sector.
• Lead policy dialogue activities ensuring quality advice and integration with Bank efforts.
• Review and approve projects and documentation for Bank’s Operations Committee and Board.
• Present policy and strategic documents to senior committees and ensure implementation.
• Develop and manage relationships with clients, investors, government authorities and multilateral institutions.
• Liaise with Managing Directors, Directors of country teams and Heads of Resident Offices for sector project development and policy dialogue.
• Manage existing portfolio of loans and investments to build and protect revenue earning assets.
• Participate in Sustainable Infrastructure Group’s senior leadership group fostering collective identity and delivery of objectives.
• Ensure team compliance with Bank's integrity procedures.
• Manage Energy Europe team including recruitment, compensation, performance management, coaching and development.
• Champion and role model Bank’s Behavioural Competencies and Corporate Behaviours ensuring highest standards of integrity and ethical conduct.

Requirements

• Strong leadership skills and business driver capabilities.
• High level commercial and technical skills.
• Strong organisational and management skills with ability to manage varied and complex tasks.
• Ability to motivate team performance through coaching, mentoring and leadership.
• Diplomatic communication and negotiation skills for high-level interactions inside and outside the Bank.
• Ability to understand cultural differences, transition success factors and political constraints in countries of operation.
• Commitment to broader management participation within the Sustainable Infrastructure Group.
• Ability to build effective working relationships in a multicultural environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; knowledge of another relevant European language desirable.
• Significant years of relevant financial industry experience at major merchant/investment, commercial or development banks, private equity firms, asset management firms or auditing/financial consulting firms operating to international standards.
• Extensive experience leading complex transactions through full project life cycle.
• Experience conceptualizing, articulating and overseeing delivery of substantive policy reforms.
• Proven capacity to operate in tough and challenging environments.
• Experience and judgement on integrity matters.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a business and a team.
• Extensive experience in the energy sector with track record of origination and execution desirable.
• Experience of the business and regulatory environment in Europe desirable.

Skills

• Leadership
• Business Development
• Commercial Skills
• Technical Skills
• Organizational Management
• Team Coaching
• Mentorship
• Diplomatic Communication
• Negotiation
• Cross-cultural Understanding
• Project Lifecycle Management
• Financial Industry Experience
• Policy Reform Leadership
• Integrity Risk Management
• Energy Sector Experience
• Transaction Origination
• Transaction Execution
• Regulatory Knowledge
• Strategic Leadership

Languages

English